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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAndrea Leadsom: "I couldn't support the Brexit bill"Theresa May is continuing to face pressure from her own MPs to resign following her pledge of a "new deal" on Brexit. A government whip told MPs the Brexit withdrawal bill would not now be published or debated until early…

Image copyright AFP John Walker Lindh and hundreds more have been sent to prison for terrorism, treason and other crimes. The release of the "American Taliban", scheduled for Thursday, shows how little the US has done to prepare for the moment they are set free. The American-born Lindh was captured on the battlefield during the…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Much of the CFC-11 gas has been used in home insulation Researchers say that they have pinpointed the major sources of a mysterious recent rise in a dangerous, ozone-destroying chemical. CFC-11 was primarily used for home insulation but global production was due to be phased out in 2010. But…

France won the 2018 World Cup in RussiaPlans to expand the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams have been abandoned by Fifa. Fifa president Gianni Infantino said last year the expansion from 32 teams could be brought forward from 2026 to the 2022 tournament in Qatar. The change would have required Qatar to share hosting…

Image copyright EPA Image caption As Commons Leader, Andrea Leadsom was in charge of organising government business Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom has quit the cabinet, saying she no longer believes the government's approach will deliver Brexit. Her resignation comes amid a backlash against Theresa May's Brexit plan from Conservative MPs. Several cabinet ministers have told…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Moby and Portman pictured at an event in 2001, with members of the hip-hop group The Roots Natalie Portman has denied dating Moby in her teens, calling the musician's behaviour "inappropriate". The actress was responding to Moby's new memoir, in which he claims Portman asked him out after a…

Image copyright George County Police/Mississippi House A Mississippi state lawmaker has been arrested accused of drunkenly assaulting his wife because she was taking too long to undress for sex. Doug McLeod, 58, was arrested on Saturday night in George County on a minor domestic violence charge. His fellow Republicans in the state said Mr McLeod…

Theresa May has urged MPs to support her new Brexit plan, despite a backlash against it from MPs across the Commons. In a statement outlining the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB), the PM said there needed to be "compromise on all sides". She said the bill - including the promise to give MPs a vote on…